Word Type

Adjective

Adjective

The word "inattentive" can be used as adjective and adjective.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

attentive attentive vigilant

Derived Terms

inattentively inattentiveness

Derived From

attentive

Related Terms

attend attention careless negligent unmindful

Similar Terms

absent absentminded absentminded abstracted careless distracted distracted distrait dreamy dreamy drowsy forgetful forgetful mindless moony negligent negligent oblivious oscitant oscitant scatty unmindful woolgathering yawning

Synonym Network

absent minded distracted distrait unconcentrated

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